2. Bundesliga 2026/27, matchday 1: every number from the 9 matches

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31 goals in 9 matches — 3.44 a game, against 2.92 across all 308 matches of 2025/26. 4 home wins, 3 draws, 2 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.	Crowd
Bochum 0–1 Hertha BSC	0–1	1.04–0.64	13–11	3–2	56%	26000
Karlsruher SC 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld	1–0	1.42–1.17	22–12	7–5	56%	29896
Darmstadt 2–2 Holstein Kiel	0–2	0.71–1.38	13–11	3–6	50%	17095
Magdeburg 1–6 Braunschweig	0–4	1.24–3.43	10–24	3–13	47%	28508
Heidenheim 4–3 VfL Osnabrück	3–2	2.59–1.93	20–26	6–6	53%	15000
Wolfsburg 0–0 Kaiserslautern	0–0	1.26–0.86	19–8	5–3	63%	25489
1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 Dynamo Dresden	2–0	2.14–1.23	16–9	7–1	56%	—
Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover	1–1	1.41–2.73	12–26	4–10	45%	—
St. Pauli 1–1 Greuther Fürth	0–0	1.91–1.55	17–15	6–7	58%	—

The heaviest match was Magdeburg 1–6 Braunschweig with 7 goals. 6 of 9 matches had both clubs scoring, 6 went over 2.5 goals, and 4 clubs failed to score. 17 goals came before half-time and 14 after it; 5 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 7 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 8, the latest in minute 90+2. 3 of the 31 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 29 yellow cards and 1 red.

Every match, in detail

Bochum 0–1 Hertha BSC 2026-08-07 18:30 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 4-3-3 v 4-3-3

Vonovia Ruhrstadion · 26,000 in · referee W. Haslberger

Goals

39' Sebastian Gronning Andersen Hertha BSC

Cards

🟨 34' Julian Eitschberger Hertha BSC
🟨 48' Paul Seguin Hertha BSC
🟨 50' Maximilian Wittek Bochum
🟨 58' Philipp Hofmann Bochum
🟨 73' Josip Brekalo Hertha BSC
🟨 78' Deyovaisio Zeefuik Hertha BSC
🟨 90+2' not named in the feed Hertha BSC

Best rated

8.0 Sebastian Gronning Andersen Hertha BSC · 1 goal, 2 shots, 9/16 duels
7.9 Niklas Kolbe Hertha BSC · 12/17 duels
7.5 Linus Gechter Hertha BSC · 1 shots, 5/8 duels

Bochum · Hertha BSC

1.04	xG	0.64
0.44	xG first half	0.52
13	Shots	11
3	On target	2
8	Shots in the box	8
5	Blocked	3
5	Corners	2
56%	Possession	44%
443	Passes	341
347	Passes completed	253
1	Saves	3
18	Fouls	13
2	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	5

source: full match archive

Karlsruher SC 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld 2026-08-08 11:00 UTC · half-time 1–0 · 4-4-2 v 4-3-3

BBBank Wildpark · 29,896 in · referee M. Bacher

Goals

35' Moritz Broschinski Karlsruher SC
78' Moritz Broschinski Karlsruher SC
80' Marvin Mehlem Arminia Bielefeld

Cards

🟨 19' Sam Schreck Arminia Bielefeld
🟨 45' Deniz Ofli Karlsruher SC
🟨 89' Tim Civeja Karlsruher SC

Best rated

9.2 Moritz Broschinski Karlsruher SC · 2 goals, 3 shots, 6/8 duels
8.5 Marvin Wanitzek Karlsruher SC · 2 assists, 5 shots, 5/8 duels
7.3 Marvin Mehlem Arminia Bielefeld · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/4 duels

Karlsruher SC · Arminia Bielefeld

1.42	xG	1.17
0.40	xG first half	0.81
22	Shots	12
7	On target	5
11	Shots in the box	9
4	Blocked	2
6	Corners	6
56%	Possession	44%
463	Passes	345
378	Passes completed	258
4	Saves	5
15	Fouls	12
1	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Darmstadt 2–2 Holstein Kiel 2026-08-08 11:00 UTC · half-time 0–2 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-5-1

Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor · 17,095 in · referee F. Bickel

Goals

8' Guillermo Balzi Holstein Kiel
42' Phil Harres Holstein Kiel
76' Lee Ho-Jae Darmstadt
86' Aleksandar Vukotić Darmstadt

Cards

🟨 28' Ivan Nekić Holstein Kiel
🟨 35' Yosuke Furukawa Darmstadt
🟨 45+1' Noah Weißhaupt Darmstadt
🟨 47' Hiroki Sekine Holstein Kiel
🟨 62' Leon Parduzi Holstein Kiel

Best rated

8.3 Guillermo Balzi Holstein Kiel · 1 goal, 3 shots, 9/17 duels
7.3 Jonas Meffert Holstein Kiel · 1 shots, 3/3 duels
7.3 Aleksandar Vukotić Darmstadt · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/10 duels

Darmstadt · Holstein Kiel

0.71	xG	1.38
0.23	xG first half	1.12
13	Shots	11
3	On target	6
9	Shots in the box	9
5	Blocked	2
8	Corners	4
50%	Possession	50%
435	Passes	439
358	Passes completed	370
4	Saves	1
15	Fouls	16
5	Offsides	0
2	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Magdeburg 1–6 Braunschweig 2026-08-08 11:00 UTC · half-time 0–4 · 4-3-3 v 4-3-3

Avnet-Arena · 28,508 in · referee F. Prigan

Goals

15' Aaron Opoku Braunschweig
21' Jan Urbich Braunschweig
26' Jan Urbich Braunschweig
44' Mehmet Aydın (pen) Braunschweig
49' Mateusz Żukowski Magdeburg
50' Samuele Di Benedetto Braunschweig
61' Florian Flick Braunschweig

Cards

🟥 31' Herbert Bockhorn Magdeburg
🟨 40' Falko Michel Magdeburg
🟨 57' Florian Flick Braunschweig
🟨 62' Mateusz Żukowski Magdeburg
🟨 64' Luka Hyryläinen Magdeburg
🟨 90+4' L. Mergner Magdeburg

Best rated

8.6 Jan Urbich Braunschweig · 2 goals, 4 shots, 2/7 duels
8.3 Florian Flick Braunschweig · 1 goal, 3 shots, 3/7 duels
8.3 Samuele Di Benedetto Braunschweig · 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shots, 6/9 duels

Magdeburg · Braunschweig

1.24	xG	3.43
0.24	xG first half	2.43
10	Shots	24
3	On target	13
7	Shots in the box	16
1	Blocked	4
5	Corners	5
47%	Possession	53%
442	Passes	507
366	Passes completed	434
8	Saves	2
13	Fouls	8
0	Offsides	1
4	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0

source: full match archive

Heidenheim 4–3 VfL Osnabrück 2026-08-08 11:00 UTC · half-time 3–2 · 4-4-2 v 3-4-2-1

Voith-Arena · 15,000 in · referee E. Weisbach

Goals

10' Budu Zivzivadze Heidenheim
23' Niklas Wiemann VfL Osnabrück
29' Marcel Costly Heidenheim
34' David Kopacz VfL Osnabrück
45+2' Jan Schöppner Heidenheim
89' Marvin Pieringer Heidenheim
90+2' Robin Meißner (pen) VfL Osnabrück

Cards

🟨 13' Ismail Badjie VfL Osnabrück
🟨 45' Fridolin Wagner VfL Osnabrück
🟨 54' Oualid Mhamdi Heidenheim

Best rated

8.2 Marcel Costly Heidenheim · 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots, 3/10 duels
7.9 Tim Siersleben Heidenheim · 6/9 duels
7.9 Jan Schöppner Heidenheim · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/12 duels

Heidenheim · VfL Osnabrück

2.59	xG	1.93
1.81	xG first half	0.66
20	Shots	26
6	On target	6
12	Shots in the box	13
4	Blocked	12
4	Corners	6
53%	Possession	47%
474	Passes	409
382	Passes completed	286
3	Saves	2
6	Fouls	6
9	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Wolfsburg 0–0 Kaiserslautern 2026-08-08 18:30 UTC · half-time 0–0

Volkswagen Arena · 25,489 in · referee F. Exner

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 35' Semih Şahin Kaiserslautern

Best rated

8.5 Julian Krahl Kaiserslautern · 4 saves, 1/1 duels
7.9 Maxwell Gyamfi Kaiserslautern · 2/4 duels
7.7 Hauke Wahl Wolfsburg · 1 shots, 5/8 duels

Wolfsburg · Kaiserslautern

1.26	xG	0.86
0.95	xG first half	0.30
19	Shots	8
5	On target	3
6	Shots in the box	6
4	Blocked	0
9	Corners	2
63%	Possession	37%
566	Passes	329
481	Passes completed	247
3	Saves	4
17	Fouls	10
1	Offsides	2
0	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 Dynamo Dresden 2026-08-09 11:30 UTC · half-time 2–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Max-Morlock-Stadion

Goals

9' Mohamed Ali Zoma 1. FC Nürnberg assist Finn Ole Becker
45+3' Mohamed Ali Zoma 1. FC Nürnberg
75' Mohamed Ali Zoma 1. FC Nürnberg

Cards

🟨 73' Thomas Keller Dynamo Dresden
🟨 74' Simon Straudi Dynamo Dresden

Best rated

8.3 Mohamed Ali Zoma 1. FC Nürnberg · 3 goals, 5 shots, 8/18 duels
8.0 Javier Fernandez 1. FC Nürnberg · 2 shots, 12/16 duels
7.9 Adam Markhiev 1. FC Nürnberg · 1 shots, 7/12 duels

1. FC Nürnberg · Dynamo Dresden

2.14	xG	1.23
0.93	xG first half	0.93
16	Shots	9
7	On target	1
10	Shots in the box	7
3	Blocked	2
5	Corners	5
56%	Possession	44%
494	Passes	377
415	Passes completed	310
1	Saves	4
6	Fouls	11
1	Offsides	5
0	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 2026-08-09 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–1 · 4-2-3-1 v 3-3-3-1

LEAG Energie Stadion

Goals

14' Tolcay Ciğerci Energie Cottbus
28' Maurice Neubauer Hannover
71' Tolcay Ciğerci (pen) Energie Cottbus
76' Justin Butler Energie Cottbus assist Luca Erlein

Cards

🟨 45+3' Boris Tomiak Hannover
🟨 86' Jean Hugonet Hannover

Best rated

9.9 Marcel Lotka Energie Cottbus · 8 saves, 1/2 duels
8.9 Tolcay Ciğerci Energie Cottbus · 2 goals, 3 shots, 3/6 duels
8.3 King Manu Energie Cottbus · 1 shots, 8/9 duels

Energie Cottbus · Hannover

1.41	xG	2.73
0.39	xG first half	2.15
12	Shots	26
4	On target	10
7	Shots in the box	18
4	Blocked	8
2	Corners	6
45%	Possession	55%
366	Passes	426
274	Passes completed	353
8	Saves	1
11	Fouls	11
0	Offsides	2
0	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

St. Pauli 1–1 Greuther Fürth 2026-08-09 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 3-4-1-2 v 4-2-3-1

Millerntor-Stadion

Goals

46' Marcus Mathisen St. Pauli assist Branimir Hrgota
52' Felix Klaus Greuther Fürth assist Jannik Dehm

Cards

🟨 61' Arkadiusz Pyrka St. Pauli

Best rated

8.6 Marcus Mathisen St. Pauli · 1 goal, 1 shots, 4/7 duels
7.9 Felix Klaus Greuther Fürth · 1 goal, 6 shots, 4/7 duels
7.9 Branimir Hrgota St. Pauli · 1 assist, 1 shots, 6/11 duels

St. Pauli · Greuther Fürth

1.91	xG	1.55
0.72	xG first half	1.02
17	Shots	15
6	On target	7
10	Shots in the box	8
7	Blocked	3
9	Corners	2
58%	Possession	42%
516	Passes	392
446	Passes completed	327
6	Saves	5
4	Fouls	5
7	Offsides	2
1	Yellow cards	0

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Braunschweig	A	Magdeburg	6–1	3.43	24	13	16	5	53%	507	2	8	1
1. FC Nürnberg	H	Dynamo Dresden	3–0	2.14	16	7	10	5	56%	494	1	6	0
Energie Cottbus	H	Hannover	3–1	1.41	12	4	7	2	45%	366	8	11	0
Heidenheim	H	VfL Osnabrück	4–3	2.59	20	6	12	4	53%	474	3	6	1
Karlsruher SC	H	Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	1.42	22	7	11	6	56%	463	4	15	2
Hertha BSC	A	Bochum	1–0	0.64	11	2	8	2	44%	341	3	13	5
Darmstadt	H	Holstein Kiel	2–2	0.71	13	3	9	8	50%	435	4	15	2
Holstein Kiel	A	Darmstadt	2–2	1.38	11	6	9	4	50%	439	1	16	3
Greuther Fürth	A	St. Pauli	1–1	1.55	15	7	8	2	42%	392	5	5	0
St. Pauli	H	Greuther Fürth	1–1	1.91	17	6	10	9	58%	516	6	4	1
Kaiserslautern	A	Wolfsburg	0–0	0.86	8	3	6	2	37%	329	4	10	1
Wolfsburg	H	Kaiserslautern	0–0	1.26	19	5	6	9	63%	566	3	17	0
VfL Osnabrück	A	Heidenheim	3–4	1.93	26	6	13	6	47%	409	2	6	2
Arminia Bielefeld	A	Karlsruher SC	1–2	1.17	12	5	9	6	44%	345	5	12	1
Bochum	H	Hertha BSC	0–1	1.04	13	3	8	5	56%	443	1	18	2
Hannover	A	Energie Cottbus	1–3	2.73	26	10	18	6	55%	426	1	11	2
Dynamo Dresden	A	1. FC Nürnberg	0–3	1.23	9	1	7	5	44%	377	4	11	2
Magdeburg	H	Braunschweig	1–6	1.24	10	3	7	5	47%	442	8	13	4

Wolfsburg had the most of the ball (63 per cent); VfL Osnabrück took the most shots (26).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Braunschweig	Magdeburg	6	3.43	+2.57	1	1.24	+0.24
Energie Cottbus	Hannover	3	1.41	+1.59	1	2.73	+1.73
Heidenheim	VfL Osnabrück	4	2.59	+1.41	3	1.93	-1.07
Darmstadt	Holstein Kiel	2	0.71	+1.29	2	1.38	-0.62
VfL Osnabrück	Heidenheim	3	1.93	+1.07	4	2.59	-1.41
1. FC Nürnberg	Dynamo Dresden	3	2.14	+0.86	0	1.23	+1.23
Holstein Kiel	Darmstadt	2	1.38	+0.62	2	0.71	-1.29
Karlsruher SC	Arminia Bielefeld	2	1.42	+0.58	1	1.17	+0.17
Hertha BSC	Bochum	1	0.64	+0.36	0	1.04	+1.04
Arminia Bielefeld	Karlsruher SC	1	1.17	-0.17	2	1.42	-0.58
Magdeburg	Braunschweig	1	1.24	-0.24	6	3.43	-2.57
Greuther Fürth	St. Pauli	1	1.55	-0.55	1	1.91	+0.91
Kaiserslautern	Wolfsburg	0	0.86	-0.86	0	1.26	+1.26
St. Pauli	Greuther Fürth	1	1.91	-0.91	1	1.55	+0.55
Bochum	Hertha BSC	0	1.04	-1.04	1	0.64	-0.36
Dynamo Dresden	1. FC Nürnberg	0	1.23	-1.23	3	2.14	-0.86
Wolfsburg	Kaiserslautern	0	1.26	-1.26	0	0.86	+0.86
Hannover	Energie Cottbus	1	2.73	-1.73	3	1.41	-1.59

Braunschweig scored 2.57 goals more than the model expected of their chances; Hannover scored 1.73 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 9 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Bochum–Hertha BSC +0.14, Karlsruher SC–Arminia Bielefeld -0.88, Darmstadt–Holstein Kiel -0.96, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

23 of the 31 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (9 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Mohamed Ali Zoma	1. FC Nürnberg	3	0
Jan Urbich	Braunschweig	2	0
Moritz Broschinski	Karlsruher SC	2	0
Tolcay Ciğerci	Energie Cottbus	2	0
Marcel Costly	Heidenheim	1	2
Phil Harres	Holstein Kiel	1	1
Samuele Di Benedetto	Braunschweig	1	1
Aaron Opoku	Braunschweig	1	0
Aleksandar Vukotić	Darmstadt	1	0
Budu Zivzivadze	Heidenheim	1	0
David Kopacz	VfL Osnabrück	1	0
Felix Klaus	Greuther Fürth	1	0
Florian Flick	Braunschweig	1	0
Guillermo Balzi	Holstein Kiel	1	0
Jan Schöppner	Heidenheim	1	0
Justin Butler	Energie Cottbus	1	0
Lee Ho-jae	Darmstadt	1	0
Marcus Mathisen	St. Pauli	1	0
Marvin Mehlem	Arminia Bielefeld	1	0
Marvin Pieringer	Heidenheim	1	0
Mateusz Żukowski	Magdeburg	1	0
Maurice Neubauer	Hannover	1	0
Mehmet Aydın	Braunschweig	1	0
Niklas Wiemann	VfL Osnabrück	1	0
Robin Meißner	VfL Osnabrück	1	0
Sebastian Gronning Andersen	Hertha BSC	1	0
Konrad Faber	VfL Osnabrück	0	2
Marvin Wanitzek	Karlsruher SC	0	2
Max Marie	Braunschweig	0	2
Adrián Kaprálik	Holstein Kiel	0	1
Barış Atik	Magdeburg	0	1
Branimir Hrgota	St. Pauli	0	1
Finn Ole Becker	1. FC Nürnberg	0	1
Isaiah Young	Arminia Bielefeld	0	1
Jannik Dehm	Greuther Fürth	0	1
Jonas Föhrenbach	Heidenheim	0	1
Kai Klefisch	Darmstadt	0	1
Lance Duijvestijn	Darmstadt	0	1
Luca Erlein	Energie Cottbus	0	1
Mathias Honsak	Heidenheim	0	1
Soufian Gouram	Hertha BSC	0	1
Yann Sturm	Braunschweig	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 9 matches whose player detail has arrived; 350 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Marcel Lotka	Energie Cottbus	9.9	90	0	0	0	0	1/2	1	0	8
Moritz Broschinski	Karlsruher SC	9.2	90	2	0	3	4	6/8	1	0	0
Tolcay Ciğerci	Energie Cottbus	8.9	83	2	0	3	1	3/6	0	0	0
Jan Urbich	Braunschweig	8.6	90	2	0	4	1	2/7	0	0	0
Marcus Mathisen	St. Pauli	8.6	90	1	0	1	2	4/7	1	3	0
Marvin Wanitzek	Karlsruher SC	8.5	90	0	2	5	4	5/8	1	1	0
Julian Krahl	Kaiserslautern	8.5	95	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	4
Guillermo Balzi	Holstein Kiel	8.3	90	1	0	3	2	9/17	1	0	0
Florian Flick	Braunschweig	8.3	87	1	0	3	1	3/7	2	0	0
Samuele Di Benedetto	Braunschweig	8.3	65	1	1	1	3	6/9	2	0	0
Mohamed Ali Zoma	1. FC Nürnberg	8.3	85	3	0	5	1	8/18	5	0	0
King Manu	Energie Cottbus	8.3	90	0	0	1	1	8/9	2	0	0
Marcel Costly	Heidenheim	8.2	97	1	2	2	5	3/10	1	2	0
Sebastian Gronning Andersen	Hertha BSC	8.0	63	1	0	2	1	9/16	3	0	0
Javier Fernandez	1. FC Nürnberg	8.0	90	0	0	2	1	12/16	5	0	0
Niklas Kolbe	Hertha BSC	7.9	93	0	0	0	0	12/17	2	3	0
Tim Siersleben	Heidenheim	7.9	97	0	0	0	0	6/9	0	2	0
Jan Schöppner	Heidenheim	7.9	97	1	0	1	0	5/12	1	2	0
Maxwell Gyamfi	Kaiserslautern	7.9	95	0	0	0	0	2/4	2	0	0
Adam Markhiev	1. FC Nürnberg	7.9	90	0	0	1	1	7/12	3	0	0
Lars Timo Gindorf	Hannover	7.9	79	0	0	5	4	2/6	0	0	0
Felix Klaus	Greuther Fürth	7.9	76	1	0	6	2	4/7	1	0	0
Branimir Hrgota	St. Pauli	7.9	90	0	1	1	3	6/11	3	0	0
Arkadiusz Pyrka	St. Pauli	7.9	79	0	0	0	3	5/8	3	0	0
Florian Hellstern	Greuther Fürth	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	5

Matchday 1 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 9 matches and last season was 308. Every difference below is well inside what 9 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 1	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	3.44	2.92	+0.52
Goals in the first half, per match	1.89	1.30	+0.59
Shots per club	15.8	13.3	+2.5
Shots on target per club	5.4	4.5	+0.9
xG per club	1.59	1.48	+0.11
Corners per club	5.1	5.0	+0.0
Passes per club	431	415	+16
Fouls per club	10.9	12.3	-1.4
Yellow cards per club	1.61	2.29	-0.67
Saves per club	3.6	3.0	+0.6
Home wins (share)	0.44	0.46	-0.02
Draws (share)	0.33	0.24	+0.09

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 9 of 9 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 9, player-level detail for 9. Crowds and referees are as published for the 6 matches that carry them (141,988 people in total, 23,665 on average). Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. attendance is published for 6 of 9 matches, so the crowd average is over those 6; the 2025/26 xG baseline is measured on 221 of 306 matches.

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